[1] The park was named after Sir Arthur Morse (25 April 1892 – 13 May 1967), the head of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II.

At Kowloon Tsai, now named Morse Park, the Jamboree hosted 2,732 Scouts in the challenging winter with heavy rain.

[5] Governor Murray MacLehose brought Queen Elizabeth II here in May 1975, using the complex as an exemplar of his government's "commitment to recreation and sport".

The pavilion of the Blake Pier was later transferred to the open-air oval theatre in Morse Park.

More than 100 trees of 30 rare species are grown on a 2,700 square metres (29,000 sq ft) lawn in the Arboretum of the Park.